Pipistrel Alpha Electro Serving As Test Platform For Netherlands Aerospace Center
The Netherlands Aerospace Center (NLR) has opened research installations and offices in the town of Marknesse as its new research facility for electric flight. Together with PwC, NLR unveiled at the opening ceremony the electric Pipistrel Alpha Electro, which will be deployed as a research aircraft in NLR’s new Living Lab for Electric Flight. NLR is thus ready to embark on the next step towards assuring the sustainability of aviation, namely aircraft powered by electric engines.